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Ellen Pao: Discrimination defeat, but venture capital partner hopes case will help women Ellen Pao: Discrimination defeat, but venture capital partner hopes case will help women
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Following the loss of her $16m gender discrimination lawsuit against the venture capital-firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Bryers, former partner of the firm Ellen Pao took to twitter express her feelings following the case.Following the loss of her $16m gender discrimination lawsuit against the venture capital-firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Bryers, former partner of the firm Ellen Pao took to twitter express her feelings following the case.
She inserted a coded message into the tweets suggesting that she certainly doesn’t feel as though she has been dealt with in a just manner.She inserted a coded message into the tweets suggesting that she certainly doesn’t feel as though she has been dealt with in a just manner.
Pao, now interim chief of social site Reddit, claimed that she suffered six years of discrimination at the company after she complained about a colleague, Ajit Nazaire, who had allegedly pressured her into a brief affair which she soon broke off.Pao, now interim chief of social site Reddit, claimed that she suffered six years of discrimination at the company after she complained about a colleague, Ajit Nazaire, who had allegedly pressured her into a brief affair which she soon broke off.
4. Because of social media and live reports, the problem of gender discrimination in venture capital has received attention around the globe4. Because of social media and live reports, the problem of gender discrimination in venture capital has received attention around the globe
7. Hopefully my case will inspire the venture capital industry to level the playing field for everyone, including women and minorities7. Hopefully my case will inspire the venture capital industry to level the playing field for everyone, including women and minorities
9. To support the entrepreneurs of tomorrow, we need to show leadership today.9. To support the entrepreneurs of tomorrow, we need to show leadership today.
She is thought to have intentionally left out the number 8 as a reference to California's Proposition 8. This was a 2008 act that banned gay marriage and was possibly used by Pao to evoke the extent of how strong Pao felt the discrimination was.She is thought to have intentionally left out the number 8 as a reference to California's Proposition 8. This was a 2008 act that banned gay marriage and was possibly used by Pao to evoke the extent of how strong Pao felt the discrimination was.
Other twitter users were quick to react to the news of the case:Other twitter users were quick to react to the news of the case:
 
 
Well, I'm incredibly nervous for my fellow women in tech.Well, I'm incredibly nervous for my fellow women in tech.
Verdict aside, we have a deep gender discrimination problem in tech. Thx to @ekp for reminding us. Let's not let the conversation end here.Verdict aside, we have a deep gender discrimination problem in tech. Thx to @ekp for reminding us. Let's not let the conversation end here.
Men in tech hovering over the keyboard, wondering if you should tweet that thing about the Pao verdict: the answer is probably no.Men in tech hovering over the keyboard, wondering if you should tweet that thing about the Pao verdict: the answer is probably no.
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) March 27, 2015— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) March 27, 2015
"This case sends a powerful signal to Silicon Valley in general and the venture capital industry in particular," she said, "Defendants who lose in court sometimes win outside of it.""This case sends a powerful signal to Silicon Valley in general and the venture capital industry in particular," she said, "Defendants who lose in court sometimes win outside of it."
In a brief news conference after leaving the courtroom, Pao said: "If I've helped to level the playing field for women and minorities in venture capital, then the battle was worth it."In a brief news conference after leaving the courtroom, Pao said: "If I've helped to level the playing field for women and minorities in venture capital, then the battle was worth it."